English Composition ... Enlarged,American Book Company, 1912 - English language |
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... Tell . - You can tell to others only that which you yourselves know . Young people often find difficulty in writing compositions because they pass by the things with which they are familiar and attempt to write about something unknown ...
... Tell . - You can tell to others only that which you yourselves know . Young people often find difficulty in writing compositions because they pass by the things with which they are familiar and attempt to write about something unknown ...
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... telling of your own experiences in order that you may comply with the first essential of expression , namely , knowing what you intend to say . — Oral Composition II . Tell the class about something that you have seen or have done . The ...
... telling of your own experiences in order that you may comply with the first essential of expression , namely , knowing what you intend to say . — Oral Composition II . Tell the class about something that you have seen or have done . The ...
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... tell exactly what was done , but your story will gain in interest if , in addition to telling what was done , you can give some indication of how it was done . Two persons may perform similar actions in very different ways . One may be ...
... tell exactly what was done , but your story will gain in interest if , in addition to telling what was done , you can give some indication of how it was done . Two persons may perform similar actions in very different ways . One may be ...
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... Tell exactly what happened . b . Tell also , if you can , how it was done . — 5. Theme Writing and Correcting . Any written exer- cise , whether long or short , has been called a theme through- out this book . Frequent practice is ...
... Tell exactly what happened . b . Tell also , if you can , how it was done . — 5. Theme Writing and Correcting . Any written exer- cise , whether long or short , has been called a theme through- out this book . Frequent practice is ...
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... tell when and where it occurred and who were present . Often , the introduction will also include some statement that indi- cates the trend of the story and enables the reader to answer the question , why ? A story that begins " Three ...
... tell when and where it occurred and who were present . Often , the introduction will also include some statement that indi- cates the trend of the story and enables the reader to answer the question , why ? A story that begins " Three ...
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adjective adverb argument beautiful beginning business letters cæsura called cause and effect clear climax coherence comma comparison composition compound conjunctions correct defective verbs dependent clause Describe developed direct object Emphasis examples exposition express following selections following sentences fundamental image gender gerund give grammatical group of words ideas indicate indirect infinitive inflection interest Ivanhoe language main thought main verb meaning modify nominative Note Notice the following outline parse participle passive periodic sentence phrase play plural preceding predicate preposition present proper pupil reader recitation relation relative pronoun river Section secure Select another subject singular specific instances story subject and write subjective complement subjunctive suffix Suggested subjects syllables syntax teacher tell tences tense theme aloud things tion topic statement transitive verb trochee verb phrases verbal noun verse Write a paragraph write a theme written
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Page 117 - As Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I honour him ; but, as he was ambitious, I slew him.
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Page 147 - Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of, forgotten lore, — While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. '"Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door: Only this and nothing more.
Page 62 - As he was following the ewes great with young ones, he took him, that he might feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. 73 So he fed them with a faithful and true heart, and ruled them prudently with all his power.
Page 147 - His hair is crisp, and black, and long, His face is like the tan ; His brow is wet with honest sweat, He earns whate'er he can, And looks the whole world in the face, For he owes not any man.
Page 316 - O hark, O hear! how thin and clear, And thinner, clearer, farther going! O sweet and far from cliff and scar The horns of Elfland faintly blowing! Blow, let us hear the purple glens replying: Blow, bugle; answer, echoes, dying, dying, dying.
Page 34 - Night is a dead monotonous period under a roof; but in the open world it passes lightly, with its stars and dews and perfumes, and the hours are marked by changes in the face of Nature. What seems a kind of temporal death to people choked between walls and curtains, is only a light and living slumber to the man who sleeps afield.
Page 154 - Which he did thrice refuse. Was this ambition? Yet Brutus says he was ambitious ; And sure, he is an honourable man. I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke ; But here I am to speak what I do know. You all did love him once, not without cause : What cause withholds you then to mourn for him? O judgment, thou art fled to brutish beasts^ And men have lost their reason.
Page 158 - It is to be regretted that the prose writings of Milton should, in our time, be so little read. As compositions, they deserve the attention of every man who wishes to become acquainted with the full power of the English language.